26
26
tv
eye 26
favorite 0
quote 0
africa have repeatedly told me in our encounters that no one wants a big brothers in the region and no one wants turkey to be involved in a new york imperial in a condescending style in these regions ok here if you know a more activist foreign policy is risky isn't it. i mean we see that you're learning about also. absolutely i think i've been very careful about what kind of activist policy this is i would actually take issue with on this idea that out. the author is he says he's not in the autumn and when you look at what he talks about he talks about how everything was going very well up until the first world war he talks about four hundred years of peace and harmony in the middle east he talks about history reasserting its natural course all of these are references to the ottoman past they may be slightly coded references but they are there they have a lesson the problem is that when you then pursue an activist foreign policy based upon supremacism you're going to run into problems i don't think there's any question if you look at the people in the region they're mostly muslims t
africa have repeatedly told me in our encounters that no one wants a big brothers in the region and no one wants turkey to be involved in a new york imperial in a condescending style in these regions ok here if you know a more activist foreign policy is risky isn't it. i mean we see that you're learning about also. absolutely i think i've been very careful about what kind of activist policy this is i would actually take issue with on this idea that out. the author is he says he's not in the...
24
24
tv
eye 24
favorite 0
quote 0
africa when talking about syria and it's very telling of the foreign policy that he's suggesting is very opportunistic with regards to syria he basically said that the u.s. should take advantage of the. crisis in syria to deliver a defeat to iran syria's an opportunity for us because syria plays an important role in middle east particular right now syria is iran's only ally in the arab world it's their route to the sea it's the route for them to arm hezbollah in lebanon which threatens of course our ally israel and so seeing syria remove assad is a very high priority for us the candidates did mention russia on a few occasions although there was no specific question about russia of course that hot mike moment came up the one between president obama and me that if this spring when the u.s. president suggested that it would be more flexible to discussion there is an essential fence plans in europe after the election and for that remark the president has come under avallone of criticism in washington criticism that came down to this basically how dare you be flexible with the russians a
africa when talking about syria and it's very telling of the foreign policy that he's suggesting is very opportunistic with regards to syria he basically said that the u.s. should take advantage of the. crisis in syria to deliver a defeat to iran syria's an opportunity for us because syria plays an important role in middle east particular right now syria is iran's only ally in the arab world it's their route to the sea it's the route for them to arm hezbollah in lebanon which threatens of...
30
30
tv
eye 30
favorite 0
quote 0
africa when talking about syria it's very telling of the foreign policy that he is suggesting is that it's very opportunistic with regards to syria he basically said that the u.s. should take advantage of the crisis there to deliver a defeat to iran's take a listen to this. we recognize that there was a serious an opportunity for us because syria plays an important role the middle east particular right now syria is iran's only ally in the arab world it's their route to the sea it's the route for them to arm hezbollah in lebanon which threatens of course our ally israel and so seeing syria remove assad is a very high priority for us. if we take a more general look at the debate on foreign policy for the most part it seems what candidate romney has been suggesting is not so different from what the president has already been doing the only is this is where you could see some real tension between the two was when they were talking about the economy and this debate was supposed to be all about foreign policy but the candidates did end up talking a lot about the economy of about an auto ind
africa when talking about syria it's very telling of the foreign policy that he is suggesting is that it's very opportunistic with regards to syria he basically said that the u.s. should take advantage of the crisis there to deliver a defeat to iran's take a listen to this. we recognize that there was a serious an opportunity for us because syria plays an important role the middle east particular right now syria is iran's only ally in the arab world it's their route to the sea it's the route...
18
18
tv
eye 18
favorite 0
quote 0
africa and asia with our drone wars monday nights agreements sparked outrage on the far left in the far right with those who see the wars as atrocities and who are fed up with both democrats and republicans when it comes to military misadventure. but my question is what else did we expect all throughout our nation's history war has never been a partisan issue american troops have been marched off to die warplanes deployed to drop bombs and tanks dispatched to shelled villages all with the approval of both major political parties and eight hundred forty six the mexican american war was approved with bipartisan support in congress and house voted one hundred seventy three to fourteen and eighty ninety eight the spanish-american war was approved with bipartisan support in the house of representatives with a vote of three ten to six a declaration of war against germany and world war one was approved in the house by a bipartisan vote of three hundred seventy three to fifty eight and more and austria-hungary was approved three hundred sixty five to one and then came world war two when war
africa and asia with our drone wars monday nights agreements sparked outrage on the far left in the far right with those who see the wars as atrocities and who are fed up with both democrats and republicans when it comes to military misadventure. but my question is what else did we expect all throughout our nation's history war has never been a partisan issue american troops have been marched off to die warplanes deployed to drop bombs and tanks dispatched to shelled villages all with the...
170
170
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 0
africa and he also recently returned from lebanon. as you watch this, sir, do you get the feeling that bashar al-assad is getting better at this? he watched what happened in egypt and libya and he is dragging this thing out. >>guest: it is clear that president assad has learned all of the "best lessons of practices" from the crisis in egypt, libya and tunisia. that being said, that does not offer a solution for syria. it doesn't offer a solution for a country where the social fabric has been ripped apart. we are looking at a pattern that is likely to show a long-term crisis. we all want this to go away if a quick resolution in syria but the reality and the pressures from multisectarian country in lebanon and in iraq and now syria are that these are long, painful conflicts and they could take as long as they need to resolve and there needs to be unity at the international level, something we don't have in syria. >>trace: you are talking about people unestimating how long this would actually last and you talk about the arab spring, this
africa and he also recently returned from lebanon. as you watch this, sir, do you get the feeling that bashar al-assad is getting better at this? he watched what happened in egypt and libya and he is dragging this thing out. >>guest: it is clear that president assad has learned all of the "best lessons of practices" from the crisis in egypt, libya and tunisia. that being said, that does not offer a solution for syria. it doesn't offer a solution for a country where the social...
454
454
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
KQEH
tv
eye 454
favorite 0
quote 0
africa. i think that romney's argument that america is weak undwh president obama, a lack of clear leadership has more resonance now because of what people are seeing on their tv screens. the positions on afghanistan and other issues on paper are not that different. the question is whether romney will be able to present this image of a more forceful approach and whether obama can match that. >> brown: trudy rubin, let me take you to another, again, to match the views here. iran. a while ago we heard all about red lines. then this possibity about the possibility of directit negotiations. now again once again the question is where do you see the views of the two candidates? what is similar? what do we not yet know about? >> well, on the iranian issue, mitt romney has said that he believes iran should not have the capability to develop a nuclear weapon. now how do you define capability? the israeli prime minister has said that capability means that you would have enough enriched uranium which wo
africa. i think that romney's argument that america is weak undwh president obama, a lack of clear leadership has more resonance now because of what people are seeing on their tv screens. the positions on afghanistan and other issues on paper are not that different. the question is whether romney will be able to present this image of a more forceful approach and whether obama can match that. >> brown: trudy rubin, let me take you to another, again, to match the views here. iran. a while...
146
146
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
he has connections in north africa and the middle east. it was not just local libyans protesting a video. megyn: the president last night was talking about libya about how he's proud of his decision to go into libya and out of qaddafi. and now there is a worry that that decision ultimately will lead to this situation there that could go from bad to worst. we certainly hope not. eli, thanks again. we read your sufficient every day. >> thank you. megyn: we are live out of dallas today. we got up 4:00 a.m. for the hair and makeup today which happened over in florida, and got on a plane to come to texas and we had a good reason for doing that. i traveled here with our team for an exclusive interview with our former first lady laura bush. she speaks out on life after the white house and the current political environment. we'll run the full interview for you tomorrow because we want to bring you an important issue she wants to talk to you about. she has been out on the campaign trail this election six times. her husband pran four times and her f
he has connections in north africa and the middle east. it was not just local libyans protesting a video. megyn: the president last night was talking about libya about how he's proud of his decision to go into libya and out of qaddafi. and now there is a worry that that decision ultimately will lead to this situation there that could go from bad to worst. we certainly hope not. eli, thanks again. we read your sufficient every day. >> thank you. megyn: we are live out of dallas today. we...
160
160
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 160
favorite 0
quote 0
africa and the middle east. he didn't do it. we have a mess in libya. we have the keystone cops between the white house and and not just over the president's record on domestic policy, but what he is doing abroad. and thing is a lot of questions out there. i think it was good night for governor romney. >> maria? >> let me ask you a question here on the libya exchange. do you feel a bit disappointed that the governor did not pounce on that situation a little more? it seems like the one glaring opportunity that he had to actually talk about when the american people knew what and what the administration knew and why they didn't share it when they could have, did he have a missed opportunity on that front? >> i don't think so. you've been pounding away on this issue. you know what? there are four live that have been lost. obviously it's a very sensitive issue. i think it was very clear. and i think the american people understand that no one in the white house, the state department is clearly setting a tone in this c
africa and the middle east. he didn't do it. we have a mess in libya. we have the keystone cops between the white house and and not just over the president's record on domestic policy, but what he is doing abroad. and thing is a lot of questions out there. i think it was good night for governor romney. >> maria? >> let me ask you a question here on the libya exchange. do you feel a bit disappointed that the governor did not pounce on that situation a little more? it seems like the...
111
111
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 111
favorite 0
quote 0
what is worry so many here is affiliates in yemen, north africa and the arabian peninsula, operating in yemen who had that underwear bomber a few years ago. somalia is considered a threat. they're believed to be tied to that attack in the u.s. consulate in libya. then the unrest in syria provided an opportunity for al qaeda in iraq and that country. so both claims are true, john. president obama's claim on core leadership is weakened. but those affiliates are active and remain a threat. >> so he called mitt romney a flip-flopper on a lot of subjects. onest big ones last night was afghanistan. >> well, that's right. president obama accused mitt romney of initially being against the withdraw of forces from afghanistan in 2014. but as early as last year, mitt romney said he agrees with the 2014 withdrawal date. and he stuck with that. but he has said he would talk to his commanders on the ground to evaluate the conditions in afghanistan before the withdrawal. now this stipulation of seeking advice from kplanderscommanders president obama and mitt romney differ. the obama administration
what is worry so many here is affiliates in yemen, north africa and the arabian peninsula, operating in yemen who had that underwear bomber a few years ago. somalia is considered a threat. they're believed to be tied to that attack in the u.s. consulate in libya. then the unrest in syria provided an opportunity for al qaeda in iraq and that country. so both claims are true, john. president obama's claim on core leadership is weakened. but those affiliates are active and remain a threat....
143
143
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 143
favorite 0
quote 0
what's worriship is al qaeda affiliates in yemen, north africa and elsewhere in the middle east are very active. particular concern is al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, operating in yemen who hatched that underwear bomber a few years ago. then there's al shabab in somalia considered a big threat. and aqim is operating. and they're believed to have been tied to the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. and now the unrest in syria has also provided an opportunity for al qaeda in iraq. and in that country. so soledad both claims are true here. president obama's claim that al qaeda's core leadership has been seriously weakened, yes. but the affiliates remain active and a threat to western interests. so a little bit for both men to claim last fight. >> all right. elise labott doing a fact check for us this morning. thank you, elise, appreciate it. we're back right after this. [ male announcer ] do you have the legal protection you need? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to turn for your legal matters. maybe you want to incorporate a business you'd like to start. or protect your fam
what's worriship is al qaeda affiliates in yemen, north africa and elsewhere in the middle east are very active. particular concern is al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, operating in yemen who hatched that underwear bomber a few years ago. then there's al shabab in somalia considered a big threat. and aqim is operating. and they're believed to have been tied to the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. and now the unrest in syria has also provided an opportunity for al qaeda in iraq. and in...
174
174
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 174
favorite 0
quote 0
we're still going to try to prevent mill tarrization by islamic extremist ins north africa. all of this stuff is our policy as a nation. whoever is the president. now again there will be disputes about how much money you spend on defense and where you focus your time and are you close enough to israel or not close enough to israel. but those are really in the margins of foreign policy that you see that kind of dispute. not in the sort of overall letter. >> bill: even on israel, we'll get to that just a little bit later. i want to ask you about the apology tour. romney dragged this chestnut out the first thing the president did when he was in office is go to the middle east, not go to israel and go to arab countries saying we're sorry we've been so mean to you. >> right. >> bill: basically. >> the trip is true. the itinerary is correct. he was not in israel on that trip and what obama was talking about was -- he has talked about still now is building a more credible.relationship between the united states and arab world this can be interpreted as an apology if you believe that
we're still going to try to prevent mill tarrization by islamic extremist ins north africa. all of this stuff is our policy as a nation. whoever is the president. now again there will be disputes about how much money you spend on defense and where you focus your time and are you close enough to israel or not close enough to israel. but those are really in the margins of foreign policy that you see that kind of dispute. not in the sort of overall letter. >> bill: even on israel, we'll get...
222
222
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 222
favorite 0
quote 0
we've seen this in north africa. we saw this in benghazi as an example. there is chaos. there is spreading extremism. so, we need a strategy to deal with the underlying problem. not just drone attacks. we need to do more. as you said, you can't show your way out of this. have you to deal with these issues. if we don't, our national security will continue to be threatened. that is the broader point. again, dr. brzezinski, mika's dad, made that point earlier. >> thank you senator rob portman. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. stay top of mind with customers?
we've seen this in north africa. we saw this in benghazi as an example. there is chaos. there is spreading extremism. so, we need a strategy to deal with the underlying problem. not just drone attacks. we need to do more. as you said, you can't show your way out of this. have you to deal with these issues. if we don't, our national security will continue to be threatened. that is the broader point. again, dr. brzezinski, mika's dad, made that point earlier. >> thank you senator rob...
153
153
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
it is one example that highlighted the historic the oppressive middle east and north africa. the international community witnessed the correlation between the lack of freedom of expression and the oppressive nature of religious persecution on all communities and all groups. the arab spring was all about being able to express one's belief, whether politically, socially, economically and religiously. our government was kind of cut off guard with the revolution but it shouldn't have been. one needs to be more aware and realize the direction our world is taking. the arab spring will send a government inspired movement. on the contrary, it was spearheaded and led by young people who utilize the media to create change and strengthen the voice of civil society. refreshingly, media coverage of the arab spring promoted the mainstream voices and the synergy of all communities coming together to stand for peace, justice and coexistence. so when we talk about opportunities and possibilities for an impeachment during a time like the arab spring and after, it is imperative that the governm
it is one example that highlighted the historic the oppressive middle east and north africa. the international community witnessed the correlation between the lack of freedom of expression and the oppressive nature of religious persecution on all communities and all groups. the arab spring was all about being able to express one's belief, whether politically, socially, economically and religiously. our government was kind of cut off guard with the revolution but it shouldn't have been. one...
163
163
Oct 23, 2012
10/12
by
KQED
tv
eye 163
favorite 0
quote 0
and didn't mention korea, north korea has a program and sanction that ised are up in the air storks much time was spent on israel, secondarily, some time spent on afghanistan and so much time talking about nation building at home that the pivot almost obscured the rest of the debate for long, long stretches, it was remarkable in that way. i know you can't talk about everything and every debate, but some of the things that didn't get talk about were kind of noticeable. >> rose: what did you think -- >> can i echo that? >> quickly. >> i think particularly mexico and europe, because these are domestic issues, these are affecting the -- europe is affecting our economy like nobody's business, and mexico if you live in the state of arizona in the state of texas you are living in drug war and what should america's role be in this drug war? and not a peep. very disappointing. no talking box talking about europe -- >> rose: but it is if you say it affects the u.s. economy and the economic recovery. or lanes the u.s. economy if they can't get it right. there was also the moment in which the p
and didn't mention korea, north korea has a program and sanction that ised are up in the air storks much time was spent on israel, secondarily, some time spent on afghanistan and so much time talking about nation building at home that the pivot almost obscured the rest of the debate for long, long stretches, it was remarkable in that way. i know you can't talk about everything and every debate, but some of the things that didn't get talk about were kind of noticeable. >> rose: what did...